Best of 2002

A mob enforcer"s son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.

In the slums of Rio, two kids" paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.

A timid young woman starts working for a demanding lawyer and finds a new way to deal with her self-harming urges.

Will, who attends single parent meetings to woo women, meets Marcus, a troubled 12-year-old boy. As they become friends, Will learns to be responsible while he helps Marcus with his studies.

A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt "The Orchid Thief" by Susan Orlean for the screen.

Will Dormer, a police detective, is sent to investigate a teenage girl"s murder to a small fishing town where he accidentally shoots his co-detective and is afflicted by insomnia brought by the guilt.

Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the United Kingdom, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.

John works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three "PreCogs" who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.

A divorced woman and her diabetic daughter take refuge in their newly-purchased house"s safe room when three men break-in, searching for a missing fortune.

Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order.

In 1950s Connecticut, a flustered housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.

A recently laid off factory worker kidnaps his former boss" friend"s daughter, hoping to use the ransom money to pay for his sister"s kidney transplant.

Newly retired from the insurance industry, Omaha native Warren Schmidt embarks on an RV journey to his estranged daughter Jeannie"s wedding in Denver Colorado, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.

In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Factory Records and brings Manchester"s music to the world.

Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.

Chen Wing Yan, a policeman, successfully infiltrates a gang while Lau Kin Ming, a tried member, becomes a mole in the police force. However, things change when both of them must seek each other out.

An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell), in which he purports to have been a C.I.A. hitman.

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.

A reporter is drawn to a small West Virginia town to investigate a series of strange events, including psychic visions and the appearance of bizarre entities.

A young man"s peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up.

A blind girl gets a cornea transplant so that she will be able to see again. She gets more than she bargained for upon realizing she can also see ghosts.

After breaking up with his lover and boss, a smooth-talking man takes his teenaged nephew out on the town in search of sex.

The life of TV star Bob Crane and his strange friendship with electronics expert John Henry Carpenter.

A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.

In 1931, three half-white, half-Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback.